Novel (diphenylphosphinophenyl) pyridine ligands (+)-8,(+)-15,(−)-21, and (−)-26 were synthesized from (−)-β-pinene,(+)-3-carene,(+)-2-carene, and (−)-α-pinene, respectively, via Kröhnke annulation as the key step, and shown to effect≤ 88% ee in Heck addition (27→ 28). Ligands (+)-15 and (−)-21 are quasi-enantiomeric; ligands 8 and 26 can be prepared in both enantiomeric forms from (+)-and (−)-enantiomers of α-and β-pinene, respectively.